NEW CASTLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

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1 SECTION: PUPILS No NEW CASTLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT TITLE: ADOPTED: May 12, 2004 DRUG AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS AND TESTING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, OR ACTIVITIES REVISED: June 14, 2006, July 14, 2010, Nov. 13, DRUG AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS AND TESTING FOR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS,EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, OR ACTIVITIES 1. Purpose This policy is an extension of the Alcohol and Drug Policy of the New Castle Area School District incorporating herein all terms, conditions, definitions, provisions, and directives. The purpose of this policy is to create an alcohol and drug free setting for all students and District employees. It is the belief of the New Castle Area School District that participation on any interscholastic athletic team, extracurricular activity, or activity is a privilege; not a right. The students who volunteer to participate in these programs are expected to accept their responsibilities granted to them by this privilege. These students as well as their parents/guardians must also recognize that because of their choice to participate in these activities, they have a lesser expectation of privacy than do other students. The effects of drug or alcohol usage, in particular, in an educational environment are visited not just upon the users, but also upon the entire student body and faculty because the educational process may be disrupted and the individual s safety risk factor is increased. With regard to school athletes, the risk of immediate physical hard to the drug or alcohol user or those with whom the student is playing a sport is particularly high. As this is a non-curricular occurrence, no recording of participation or of any test results, either positive or negative, will appear on the student s permanent transcript or any other permanent record. In addition, students participating in the program for the full year, and who have no true positive results from the testing throughout the year will receive a certification at the end of the year. 2. Authority The New Castle Area School District prohibits the possession, use, misuse, and/or the distribution of drugs (controlled or mood altering substances to include anabolic steroids, look-alikes, designer drugs, drug paraphernalia, health endangering substances, medications not registered with the health office or alcohol on school district property, District buses, or during activities under District jurisdiction). This policy encompasses all students in grades kindergarten through twelve (12) Page 1 of 6

2 wishing to participate in an interscholastic athletic activity, any extracurricular activity, or activity. The policy includes those students being educated by the District under special circumstances including home schooling. The District welcomes all referenced students with the permission of their parents and/or guardians to participate in the program. Those students not seeking to participate on athletic teams or extracurricular activities would be considered voluntary participants. The District will require any and all students who are participating or submitting to testing as well as the student s custodial parent or guardian to consent in writing to drug testing pursuant to the School District s Drug Testing Program using the form attached to this policy as Attachment A. No student will be permitted to participate in any interscholastic sport, any extracurricular activity, or activity without such consent. 3. Definitions All those definitions set forth in New Castle Area School District Policy 227 shall apply and be incorporated herein. 1. Sports Season: The length of each season shall be determined by the guidelines established by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). 2. Student Athlete/Cheerleader: Any student participating in grades seven (7) to twelve (12) athletic, or cheerleading practices and/or contests or performances under the control and jurisdiction of the District, including managers, student trainers, etc. 3. School Property: This policy covers all locations under the jurisdiction of the New Castle Area School District including away events in or out of the state of Pennsylvania. 4. Adulterant/Adulteration: Any attempt to alter the outcome of a urine drug test by adding a substance to the sample, attempting to switch a sample, or otherwise interfere with the detection of illicit or banned substance in the urine. 5. Vendor: The medical office or company selected by the school board of directors to carry out the policy and procedure. 6. Oversight Committee: A committee consisting of the Superintendent and two appointed School Board Members. This committee will be advised of all true positive test results, the chronology of events, suspension of privileges, adherence to remedial or rehabilitative programs, and the reinstatement of privileges. 7. Extra-curricular Activity Participant: Any student in grades 7-12 participating in any non-graded, extra-curricular activity. Page 2 of 6

3 4. Procedure for Testing Informed Consent for Testing: Prior to the beginning of the school year and/or any time prior to participation in the sport season or extracurricular activity, students and parents/guardians/custodians will complete and sign the Consent to Perform Urinalysis for Drug Testing form, regardless of the student s age. No student may participate in practice or competition until these forms are properly executed and on file with the appropriate building principal. Sample Collection Samples will be collected as outlined under Vendor requirements. Any eligible student athlete and/or activity participant selected randomly for urine drug testing who is not in school will be tested at the next available testing time. Students who are present and not able or are unwilling to provide an adequate urine specimen at testing time will be withheld from practice or competition until the student provides the required specimen. Arrangements may be made for special collections at a Vendor Collection Site with prior approval of the Building Principal or Athletic Director. Parents or guardians may remain on site for the initial drug test but may not interfere with the collection process or schedule in any way. The Vendor will oversee the collection of urine specimens as outlined in the Procedures for Random Urine Drug Testing of New Castle Area School District students participating in Interscholastic Sports. Chain of Custody forms will of provided by the Vendor that meet the criteria of this policy and that of the testing laboratory. Students will be given as much privacy as possible in the obtaining of the specimen. Students will also be able to choose the gender of the collector. Random Selection of Student Once provided a list of eligible student athletes and activity participants, the Vendor must select the required number of students in a random and confidential manner. Periodically, the Vendor will arrange with the Building Principal or Athletic Director a day and time to do the collection of specimens. The schedule will not follow any recognizable pattern. Saturdays and Sundays will also be utilized to collect samples. The selected student names will be given to the Building Principal or the Athletic Director who will arrange for these students to report to the collection area. Parents will not be notified of the random test prior to the test. The student will take home the parent copy of the Chain of Custody form to verify testing occurred. Collection of Urine Specimens The Vendor will oversee the collection of urine specimens as outlined in the Procedures for Random Drug Testing of the New Castle Area School District Students Participating in Interscholastic Sports. Chain of Custody forms will be provided by the Vendor that meet the criteria of this policy and that of the testing laboratory. Students will be given as much privacy as possible in the obtaining of the specimen. Page 3 of 6

4 Testing of Urine Specimens The Vendor will have all specimens tested for the specified illicit or banned substances by a qualified laboratory certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) following the guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The testing laboratory should have greater than 10 years experience in toxicology testing and chain of custody procedures. All specimens must be initially tested using a highly accurate immunoassay technique, with all presumptive positive results then confirmed by a Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS) confirmatory test (understanding that no current GC/MS test is available for LSD). The testing laboratory must be able to test for the following drug classes, substance or their metabolites in collected urine specimens. The Building Principal may specify specific classes or substances to be tested. The standard screening includes Alcohol, Amphetamines, Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines (Valium), Cocaine, Marijuana, Methadone, Opiates (Codeine), Phencyclidine, and Propoxyphene (Darvon). This list can be modified by the District at any time to include Anabolic Steroids, LSD, and Ecstasy. Reporting of Random Urine Test Results by Vendor The MRO will certify all urine screens and report by telephone positive findings in a confidential manner to the parent. The next contact regarding a positive test result will be to the Building Principal. The MRO will also notify the Athletic/Activities Director, by phone, that a drug test returned positive giving only the dates of the collection and reporting. This contact will take place within twelve hours of determining a positive result. Statistical Reporting and Confidentiality of Urine Drug Test Results The Vendor, testing laboratory, or MRO may not release any statistics on the rate of positive drug tests to any person, organization, news publication, or media without expressed written consent of the New Castle Area School District Board of Education. However, the Vendor will provide the Superintendent with semiannual reports showing the number of tests performed, rate of positive and negative tests, and what substances were found in the positive urine specimens. 5. Consequences of Testing Consequences for Violating the Drug/Alcohol Policy or Testing Positive during a Drug/Alcohol Screening Random and/or Reasonable Suspicion Testing No student participating in this testing program shall be penalized academically for testing positive for illegal drugs. The results of drug tests pursuant to this policy will not be documented in any student s academic records. Information regarding the Page 4 of 6

5 results of drug tests will not be disclosed to criminal or juvenile authorities absent legal compulsion by valid and binding subpoena or other legal process, which the District shall not solicit in the event of service of any such subpoena or legal process. The student and the custodial parent or legal guardian will be notified at least 72 hours before response is made by the District. The records of all students who tested negative will be destroyed at the end of the school year. Only the records of those students who tested positive and whose penalties transcend the school year into subsequent school years shall have their records maintained. If a student refuses to submit to an alcohol or drug test, the situation will be ruled as a positive result, and the student will receive the same consequences as if he/she had tested positive. If a student participates in athletics and/or extracurricular activities, both privileges will be revoked in accordance with the progressive consequences process if a true positive test is returned. 1. First Offense The student participant will receive a fourteen (14) day calendar suspension from the sport and/or activity. He or she will also be assessed by the appropriate drug and/or alcohol agency and adhere to the recommendations and will be automatically referred to the SAP Team. The student will also be required to submit to weekly urine specimens, via the vendor for (5) five weeks. Expenses of this assessment and the (5) five weekly drug tests will be incurred by the parent/guardian. 2. Second Offense The student participant will receive a suspension from any sport and/or activity for a twenty-eight (28) day suspension. He or she will also be assessed by the appropriate drug and/or alcohol agency and adhere to the recommendations and will be automatically be referred to the SAP Team. The student will also be required to submit to weekly urine specimens, via the vendor for five (5) weeks. Expenses of this assessment and the five (5) weekly drug tests will be incurred by the parent/guardian. 3. Third Offense The student participant will receive a permanent suspension from any sport or activity. He or she will also be assessed by the appropriate drug and/or alcohol agency and adhere to the recommendations and will automatically be referred to the SAP Team. The student will also be required to submit to weekly urine specimens, via the vendor for (5) five weeks. Expenses of this assessment and the (5) five weekly drug tests will be incurred by the parent/guardian. Page 5 of 6

6 Not withstanding any of the above, a student participant in athletics, extracurricular activities, or activities should the reasonable suspicion criteria apply, that student, regardless of participation in athletics, extracurricular activities, or activities; shall be subject to the consequences set forth in District Policy 227. Failure to adhere to the consequence phase of the policy shall subject the student to further discipline which may include additional suspension from school up to expulsion. Parental Request Parents and/or guardians may request the District to administer a drug test to their son/daughter. Consequences for a student who receives a positive result from the parent-requested test is as follows: Five (5) weeks of drug testing at expense of parent/guardian Drug and Alcohol Assessment Automatic referral to SAP Team 6. Prohibition of Over-the-Counter Sports Enhancing Supplements There exist several over-the-counter products known as sports enhancing supplements. The purpose of those supplements is to assist an athlete, enhancing his/her overall physical development, and some are designed to enhance a specific athletic event. The New Castle Area School District wants to be clear in conveying the thought that the use of any supplement(s) or product(s) designed to enhance performance is not endorsed or condoned. It is our hope that parents will support our view that the use of such supplements should be prohibited. As a means of conveying our opinions on the topic, our coaches, trainers, and health teachers shall, through our curriculum and annual team orientations, address this issue with our students. The message we want to convey to our students is that preparation for athletic performance is best served through a proper and wellbalanced nutritional diet and appropriate physical activity designed by our coaches, trainers, and weight room supervisors. Page 6 of 6

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